diff --git a/src/core/providers/gdal/qgsgdalprovider.cpp b/src/core/providers/gdal/qgsgdalprovider.cpp
index b0bf866f97d3..5f8726a2ed8a 100644
--- a/src/core/providers/gdal/qgsgdalprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/core/providers/gdal/qgsgdalprovider.cpp
@@ -3650,7 +3650,9 @@ QList<QgsProviderSublayerDetails> QgsGdalProviderMetadata::querySublayers( const
       QgsDebugMsgLevel( QStringLiteral( "wildcards: " ) + sWildcards.join( ' ' ), 2 );
     } );
 
-    const QString suffix = pathInfo.suffix().toLower();
+    const QString suffix = uriParts.value( QStringLiteral( "vsiSuffix" ) ).toString().isEmpty()
+                           ? pathInfo.suffix().toLower()
+                           : QFileInfo( uriParts.value( QStringLiteral( "vsiSuffix" ) ).toString() ).suffix().toLower();
 
     if ( !sExtensions.contains( suffix ) )
     {
diff --git a/tests/src/core/testqgsgdalprovider.cpp b/tests/src/core/testqgsgdalprovider.cpp
index d76ac9b16c33..7efbd63a7155 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/testqgsgdalprovider.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/core/testqgsgdalprovider.cpp
@@ -606,6 +606,10 @@ void TestQgsGdalProvider::testGdalProviderQuerySublayers()
   rl.reset( qgis::down_cast< QgsRasterLayer * >( res.at( 0 ).toLayer( options ) ) );
   QVERIFY( rl->isValid() );
 
+  // multi-layer archive, format not supported by gdal
+  res = gdalMetadata->querySublayers( QStringLiteral( "/vsitar/" ) + QStringLiteral( TEST_DATA_DIR ) + "/zip/testtar.tgz/points.qml" );
+  QCOMPARE( res.count(), 0 );
+
   // metadata.xml file next to tdenv?.adf file -- this is a subcomponent of an ESRI tin layer, should not be exposed
   res = gdalMetadata->querySublayers( QStringLiteral( TEST_DATA_DIR ) + "/esri_tin/metadata.xml" );
   QVERIFY( res.empty() );
@@ -685,6 +689,28 @@ void TestQgsGdalProvider::testGdalProviderQuerySublayersFastScan()
   // metadata.xml file next to tdenv?.adf file -- this is a subcomponent of an ESRI tin layer, should not be exposed
   res = gdalMetadata->querySublayers( QStringLiteral( TEST_DATA_DIR ) + "/esri_tin/metadata.xml", Qgis::SublayerQueryFlag::FastScan );
   QVERIFY( res.empty() );
+
+  // multi-layer archive, but with specific suffix specified
+  res = gdalMetadata->querySublayers( QStringLiteral( "/vsitar/" ) + QStringLiteral( TEST_DATA_DIR ) + "/zip/testtar.tgz/folder/folder2/landsat_b2.tif", Qgis::SublayerQueryFlag::FastScan );
+  QCOMPARE( res.count(), 1 );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).name(), QStringLiteral( "testtar" ) ); // this is wrong, should be landsat_b2.tif
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).description(), QString() );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).uri(), QStringLiteral( "/vsitar/%1/zip/testtar.tgz/folder/folder2/landsat_b2.tif" ).arg( QStringLiteral( TEST_DATA_DIR ) ) );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).providerKey(), QStringLiteral( "gdal" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).type(), QgsMapLayerType::RasterLayer );
+  res = gdalMetadata->querySublayers( QStringLiteral( "/vsitar/" ) + QStringLiteral( TEST_DATA_DIR ) + "/zip/testtar.tgz/landsat_b1.tif" );
+  QCOMPARE( res.count(), 1 );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).layerNumber(), 1 );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).name(), QStringLiteral( "landsat_b1.tif" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).description(), QString() );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).uri(), QStringLiteral( "/vsitar/%1/zip/testtar.tgz/landsat_b1.tif" ).arg( QStringLiteral( TEST_DATA_DIR ) ) );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).providerKey(), QStringLiteral( "gdal" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).type(), QgsMapLayerType::RasterLayer );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).driverName(), QStringLiteral( "GTiff" ) );
+
+  // multi-layer archive, format not supported by gdal
+  res = gdalMetadata->querySublayers( QStringLiteral( "/vsitar/" ) + QStringLiteral( TEST_DATA_DIR ) + "/zip/testtar.tgz/points.qml", Qgis::SublayerQueryFlag::FastScan );
+  QCOMPARE( res.count(), 0 );
 }
 
 QGSTEST_MAIN( TestQgsGdalProvider )